V8kilr

ford is the american freindly mazda

V8kilr

I think im just gonna throw a 302 in my truck instead.

its a ranger 1991, and if I go over to ranger power sports forum they will still love me and give me help because its a perfectly sensible thing to do.

of course a truck will never handle like a rex but I want at least one car with that unforgetable v8 raw power,
and an automatic.

I drive a descent amount of new cars in my line of work and even when i drive a new olds alero with the 3800 it makes me sad because here is this car with the smoothet throtle response and yet still will knock you right back in your seat when you punch it, but is still sensible and quiet.

then I get in my car and it seems soooooo slow because the exhaust is loud and I hate to wind out the gears.
so then I punch it in my car for a breif moment just to redline once then look around in a panicy kinda way to see if i attracted any of the wrong kinda attention.

I can see where the v8swap and a good exhaust job would come in handy here in the city

we will see how things go on the truck.

its hard to resist flow masters on a v8

V8kilr

p.s. quite is key to a "stealth sleeper"in the city

your car aint so stealth when your shakin the ****** doors off the car next to you at idle

jeremy

iTrader: (1)

you are defiling your name on the boards, dave.

V8kilr

nah, thats why i said I will do it to the truck instead.

i think i will go 13b in the 84rex

Rotor13B

The way I see it is if I wanted a corvette I would have bought one..lol

MosesX605

Amen Rotor13B, Amen.

RX7 RAGE

iTrader: (22)

long live the v8!!..i say put a v8 in that 85!

jeremy

iTrader: (1)

lol, instigator

fatboy7

The V8 has lived long..... and it still is nowhere close to the power vs. displacement, and power vs. weight of a nice wankel turbo.

It just seems so sad to me to use a big old bulky engine for a car that was built to be quick and light. I understand the exhileration of low-end torque, I've driven a good number of V8 endowed cars, so I can see where you are coming from. but in all honesty, if you want to destroy the simple purpose (and uniqueness) of the RX-7, stick a V8 in it.

I've read the claims of retaining the 50/50 weight balance, while only adding 150 lbs to the car. I could see this, if you were able to use all aluminum parts. Hell, if you could stick a LS-1, even I would be impressed, as this engine only weighs around 350 lbs. Far less than the old heavy steel 350's that "most" are sticking in their cars(Ford 302's are much lighter as well). Without serious additional weight added to the rear, i'm sorry but 50/50 is going to be unrealistic.But even if 50/50 was attained by adding more wieght to the rear,it is still going to have a noticable effect on the cars handling characteristics. In reality there was alot more engineering behind the '7' dealing with suspension than just the 50/50 weight balance. The center of gravity of the car will undoubtably be higher, so roll, and yaw moments will be much worse. Not to mention that without a complete suspension workover, your going to have no traction, and poor braking.

I love the fact that granny's uses a purely race built car, that probably has $$$$$ in it, to show that handling isn't affected. We'll sure, duh.... if you spend enough on anything you can get it to handle well.Get two drivers of equal skill, and hand one an RX-7 with a turbo making similar power as the other, with a V8, that have the similar $ invested in the car overall, and while the V8RX-7 may have its way with the 13BT in a line, the true RX-7 will eat its lunch in the corners.

Keaponlaffen

There's no replacement for displacement!

jeremy

iTrader: (1)

actually they have put ls1's in and kept the 50/50. this is starting to become pretty popular. i just like rotaries. i'm wondering if it rasies the front roll center though. no one has answered this yet.

fatboy7

The truth be told, I would never put a V8 in and RX-7, cause I hate the untold numbers of Idiots/rednecks that I see/deal with on a regular basis. To me it's project that lacks ingenuity/creativity.... its like :

Hey, cous' I'll bet ya cou'd stick a (insert big V8 here) in that them there car and it'll be real fast...

:shudders: well duh, if I could strap a jet engine to it, it would be fast too, but I'll try to be a bit more subtle with where I'll get my power, thank you very much.

Its just the mentality that bugs, sorry...

V8kilr

ls1 I guess would be the way to go, if you had the cash,

of course if you didnt then good luck,

and I love pulling my engine everytime I have to chenge the spark plugs "just another thing to think about"

so not only do you need serious cash to get the project done, but your also going to need serious cash anytime the engine needs to be serviced, included a simple routine plug swap, "which takes me about 6 minutes flat on my 12a"

you cant even get the plugs done in a f-body camaro for under $100.00 "labor only"
could you imagine with 2/3 the working space

stinkfist

Your mentality bugs me. You think just because you put a V8 in a car your a red neck? Why don't you open your eyes. People have been putting V8's small, great handleing car's for years. Look at the AC Cobra, Lotus Esprit, Porsche 928, ect. All of wich will hand any RX-7 it's *** on a road coarse.

I'm so sick of this "the rotary is gods gift to cars" attitude. Yes it's has it's advantages, But believe me, There are several V8's out there that do EVERYTHING better than any rotary. Weight, torque, milage, power, reliabilty, cost, maintenance. You name it. I think the only thing that the rotary has on any V8 is size. and thats not by much.

And before you question my loyalty, I own 3 RX-7's, have 5 rotary motors in various states in my garage, Crew cheif for a front running ITA 1st gen Race car, and I'm building a turbo 1st gen as we speak. I love the rotary engine but I know enough about cars and motors to realise that they are not the best engine out there. They are just different.

as far as handling, Go look at the stats on some of the best handling cars in the world, like Porsche, BMW, Ferarri. You will find that they RARELY have 50/50 weight distribution. As long as a car is close it will handle well with the proper suspension set up.

As far needing suspension mods for the V8 powered car to handle well, Try driving a 300 HP turbo rotary first gen with no suspension mods and tell me how well it handles. I have been in a 350 RWHP 1st gen with almost stock suspension. It was pointless. No traction.

There is an old saying at the race track. "Horse Power sells cars. Torque wins races"

Mike

clean85owner

The dude w/ the 240 has a website. It's www.darius240z.com He has some guys on there doing some really sick stuff on motorcycles. Oh, and to the guy who wants the v8 in his car. I wouldn't do it, but it's your car and I can't stop you. LAter

Acuspeed

Alrighty, I feel I have to step in here again ...

Here's a good rule of thumb... If you don't have anything to say that will help a guy (or girl) say nothing. Bottom line, regardless of personal feelings, it is the owner's car, and they can (and should) do with it as they please. If a V8 is what the guy wants, let him be. If ya can't help him, just move on ... there's no need to sling stereotyping into the mix ...

Thanks

Perry2

Please don't put a 350 in that car. A 302 is lighter and if you can find the scratch, a 302 with aluminum heads is lighter than the stock rotary. Besides .40(Mazda)=Ford.
And also Auto in sports car=Buick Reatta
I think there were something like 400,000 1st gen cars made so it's not like you're cobbling an R1. Way better to see a V8 in a 7 then for another motorless car to rot away in somebody's back yard. Oh and don'y paint it yellow.

futant

thank you someone has a feakin brain around here!

I have just about finished my v8 first gen, it is about 310rwhp. lemme tell you the stock tires and suspension on a gsl-se are flat out dangerous at this point!
I love rotarys had and rebuilt/ported my 12a i had before i sold that one to someone on here.
Fact is they just aren't all that! They are great engines until you get past a certain hp/tq point. I'm not saying this to be proud or some bs. It's just when you compare other's experiences with what i wanted to risk I decided for my goals to go v8. No it isn't easy, neither path is.

Speaking for the vast majority of us at torquecentral.com (v8rx7site), we just don't get why most everyone at rx7club seems to believe their car (a machine) has a soul! Sure I love cars, but i know some big $$ cars i could love even more, imagine that. Most of us just want to get the best deal for our money.

I mean if rotary engines make you feel *special* everyday you wake up or start your car , great. Don't let me take that away from you.

Winnipeg85GSL

I experience that problem, when you can't get 5.0's to race you then there is a problem with the noise level.

Jaye

Personally, I love V-8's. I've had a few...'69 442 with a 455 and I have a built 350 in my work truck but....your handling will suffer if you put a SBC into a 1st gen. The mouse will weigh about 100 lbs more (on average) but the weight will be farther forward and higher than the original rotary...can you say understeer...push... Maybe you should buy a Z car if you want to put some American Iron in a Japanese car...they didn't really handle very well until the previous gen came out in the early 90's so theres not much to screw up.

rx7passion

hey you can do whatever you want but i got a good question why use a damn automatic? yuk autos were ment for damn trucks, if your going to swap a v8 in use a manual.

fatboy7

Listen, I'm not bashing V8's in general. I suppose I am bashing on all the rednecks, I know locally that have a V8 mentality just like the "rotory is god" mentality which say that if its not a V8 its not anything.

As far as the cars, AC Cobra, Lotus Esprit, Porsche 928, ect. These are factory designed cars built around the V8 powerplant that they carry. Don't compare apples to oranges. We're talking about a car designed around a 12A, and sticking in a much larger, heavier, much higher sitting engine, and expecting similar handling results..... I don't think so, a V8 won't make it a porche or a lotus, I think we all agree.

I'm just warning the person that started this thread, whose question was concerning the change in handling, that without significant thought and money, its not going to handle well.

fatboy7

Autos are nasty IMO as well, but I understand that it masks the traction problem slightly, as the same time it saves the diff from the shock load of all that "race winning" torque.

futant

my car feels exactly the same as it did before. sits the same height. oversteers slightly like before, really no significant difference besides that i really need suspension work now.
If anything, it just has a rediculous amount of torque now. Do not touch gas on short corners!
I like how all the rotary ppl don't believe us , even though they've never driven a v8 one. I've driven the rotary version for years, like i have one single reason to lie to you ppl. like yall are just going to go convert your cars or something lol. As though I would care what you do with your car. It like you guys need to justify why the rotary is better, even though my engine is clearly entirely behind the front wheels and has a lower cg. Like i even need to mention power.
the 5.0 first gen converts are very good cg, if you use alum heads. I'm gonna lmao when i weigh it, even though im not the first to try and *prove* something to you guys.
Yall can speculate all you want, when you actually want to know something do it for yourself.